Old West Refined with Color

Dawn of color:
Gilded prairie dust,
a golden sprinkle
meshed with crusty tumbleweed
rolled into mocha-lined wheels
Scarfs bearing the rust of the trail,
achromatic shade of black & white
morphing into bright-colored bandanas
paired with glossy ornaments embroidered
on the standard-issue woolen shirts
Protruding from death's shadows,
the gray veil was lifted,
ghostly emanations transformed,
center-framed squaring the odds;
a gun slinger's jet black vest
emblazoned on puffed chest
pearly-white handles on pewter grade
pistols his calling card
slow but steady gait
traced by silver spurs
sun's glint winking at the bravado
glitterati of reward poster
embossed in his jealous eyes,
eyes that glowed steely green
In the background traipsed
madams in blue-frilled dresses
that swung from haunch to haunch
chalky powder-puffed cheeks--
alkaline trail leading to cheap thrills
cherry-coated lips dripping with poison--
liquor gulps and cowboy saliva,
Rushing past the glittering scene
a drawn calvacade
of hitched horses, bucking broncos--
Palominos, Appaloosas, Mustangs,
their lacquered trim coating a raucous set